Information about Purple Navy color
Basic facts about this digital color
A calm, restrained blue, #4E5180 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dusk (#4E5481). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Hendrix (#4C567C) and Twilight (#4E518B).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(78, 81, 128)), which gives #4E5180 its character. If you plan to put text on a #4E5180 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.8:1. The name "Purple Navy" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Purple Navy color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Purple Navy color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Purple Navy color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Purple Navy color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Purple Navy color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Purple Navy color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Purple Navy color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Purple Navy
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#4E5481
#4C567C
#4E518B
#525D80
#475877
#535E7F
#564786
#515072
#454C73
#4F4081
#5A4F74
#3E4C7A
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#4E5180
- RGB78, 81, 128
- CMYK20, 18, 0, 50
- CSSrgb(78, 81, 128)
- HSL236°, 24%, 40%
- HSL Precise236.4°, 24.272%, 40.392%
- HSV236°, 39%, 50%
- HSB236°, 39%, 50%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.306
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.502
- GLSLvec3(0.306, 0.318, 0.502)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.306, 0.318, 0.502, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.306, 0.318, 0.502)
- Percentage of Red in RGB30.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID4E5180
- DECIMAL ID5132672
- Name Length11
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- Counting from2025-01-01
